More than 30 years after his death, Mark Donohue's name still stands for the ultimate in speed and sophistication in motor racing. To a generation of fans in the 1960s and 1970s, Donohue embodied a new, uniquely American spirit. He wasn't just fasthe was also smart, with a background in engineering and a unique talent for studying and setting up a race car. Now David Bull Publishing has released the first full biography of racing's greatest driver-engineer, one who set the standard for generations to come. In Mark Donohue: ...
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More than 30 years after his death, Mark Donohue's name still stands for the ultimate in speed and sophistication in motor racing. To a generation of fans in the 1960s and 1970s, Donohue embodied a new, uniquely American spirit. He wasn't just fasthe was also smart, with a background in engineering and a unique talent for studying and setting up a race car. Now David Bull Publishing has released the first full biography of racing's greatest driver-engineer, one who set the standard for generations to come. In Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed, author Michael Argetsinger covers Donohue's entire life and career, staring with his childhood and climaxing with his tragic death a practice accident at the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix. Drawing upon years of research and interviews, Argetsinger re-creates the full scope of Mark Donohue's experience and achievements, from his early days as an amateur sports-car racer to his last years as an Indy champion and Formula One hopeful.
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